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September 1, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 1, 2015
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What Our Food Says About Us

Because middling food like hamburgers is consumed by most people in the affluent West, what we eat does not necessarily reflect inequality or social status.

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August 30, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 30, 2015
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Why a Life Needs a Price Tag

Although it seems callous, for safety regulation like speed limits and for victims' compensation like 9/11 we need to quantify the value of a life.

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August 19, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 19, 2015
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How to Find More of the American Dream

Recognizing that neighborhoods with better schools and other shared characteristics affect income mobility, anti-poverty policy can become more effective.

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August 13, 2015
weekly roundup and female life expectancy and state fiscal policy
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 13, 2015
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The Values That Make Us Spend More

For major OECD countries and the U.S., the source and destination for healthcare spending reflect national values about limited government.

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August 2, 2015
Sanitation gap and human capital
Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 2, 2015
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The World’s Sanitation Gap

A production possibilities graph can display the land, labor and capital underutilization that inadequate sanitation creates and indicate a constrained GDP.

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July 30, 2015
MLB gender report
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 30, 2015
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Why Major League Baseball Has a C+ Gender Grade

Because the presence of women in Major League Baseball (MLB) management positions is very small, they have diminished their talented human capital supply.

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July 28, 2015
workweek
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 28, 2015
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How Much Your Sleep Costs You

Personal income relates to how long we sleep. Less sleep can diminish the productivity that brings a higher wage. But also, less sleep means more work time.

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July 24, 2015
Everyday economics and monetary union
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 24, 2015
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The Real Eurozone Problem

Although people in the eurozone want a single currency and their leaders want unity, monetary union problems create political distrust and disunity.

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July 23, 2015
Everyday Economics: and garbage recycling regulation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 23, 2015
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Exposing What You Hide in Your Garbage

Weighing cost and benefit for Seattle's recycling environmental regulation involves privacy, dollars, time, and respect for the law and our environment.

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July 22, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corn and climate
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 22, 2015
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Why a Hungry Country Might Have Enough Food

Focusing on production and distribution, economists look at the role of markets and of government when they try to determine what causes and ends famines.

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July 17, 2015
As an innovation the bicycle has had many positive externalities.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 17, 2015
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The Wright Moment for the Bicycle

As an innovation, the bicycle was a stepping stone that helped human capital move onward to other inventions like the airplane, the auto and better roads.

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July 15, 2015
The everyday economics of hanging supply and demand, streaming music meant new kinds of contracts with record companies and new relationships with consumers.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 15, 2015
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Taylor Swift Gives Apple a Little Taste of Capitalism

By asking Apple to pay her and other artists when customers get their music for free displays Taylor Swift's understanding of the basics of capitalism.

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